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EP 1 202 773 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 08.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/19 (21) Application number: 00948431.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61N 1/365, A61B 5/0464 (86) International application number: PCT/SE0001/307 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/465 (25.01.2001 Gazette 2001/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 19.07.1999 SE 9902735 (71) Applicant: St. Jude Medical AB 175 84 Järfälla (SE)	(72) Inventor: STRANDBERG, Hans S-172 36 Sundbyberg (SE)